" STOP Being a Puppet ! "

 

Ephesians 2:1-3 "And you hath HE quickened (made alive), who were dead in trespasses and sins; wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air (the Devil), the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience (the unsaved): among whom also we all had our conversation (conduct) in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others."

     GOD's WORD tells us that before we are saved, born again by the SPIRIT and the WORD we are nothing more than puppets either to the lusts of our flesh, or for the Devil's pleasure or both. When a person is not a truly born again Christian, they have no power against the forces of either the lust of the flesh or the temptations of the Devil. If you are truthful with yourself, you know that to be true; our world is full of examples of it.

     But GOD has made the only perfect way for you to have a fighting chance against both the lust of the flesh and the Devil. That WAY is JESUS. We are born sinners. If you watch a toddler that barely can do anything and they do something wrong; you can ask them did they do that and they will lie right to your face and say no. Our sin is proof that we are born sinners; our sin does not make us sinners. GOD knew that we needed a perfect sinless SAVIOR so HE sent HIS only begotten SON into the world to pay our sin debt in full and made the ONLY WAY of salvation.

     As sinners, we are all in the same boat. We all sin and we all need a SAVIOR. GOD's great love for HIS most beloved creation (mankind) moved HIM to send HIS only begotten SON to Earth to pay our sin debt in full. "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, . .For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that CHRIST died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that HE was buried, and that HE rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:" (1st.Corinthians 15:1-2a,3-4).

     As truly born again Christians, we now have GOD's WORD and the HOLY SPIRIT, that permanently indwells us, as power against the world, the flesh and the Devil. So STOP BEING A PUPPET !  It is up to you. You need to make a choice; either continue in your sinful unsaved state or repent (a turning to GOD from your sin) and receive JESUS as your personal SAVIOR. GOD made it so simple that even a young child can understand that they do bad things and they want to be forgiven. They can readily understand that JESUS loves them and died to pay the price for their bad things that they do. In repentance and faith you can pray this simple prayer with all your heart for salvation:

LORD, I know that I am a sinner and I believe that YOU died and rose again for me. I am trusting only YOU to forgive me. Come into my heart and save me. Help me to live for YOU always. In JESUS name I pray, AMEN.

     JESUS said in John 5:24, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hears MY WORD, and believes on HIM that sent ME, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." You no longer have to be a PUPPET; you no longer have to let the world, the flesh and the Devil rule your life. You know you need to be saved; you know that there must be more to this life than the way it is right here and now; STOP BEING A PUPPET and come to JESUS right now. ". . .BEHOLD, NOW is the accepted time; BEHOLD, NOW is the day of salvation." (2nd.Corinthians 6:2b)

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie